---
name: "Big Play"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "122"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "607425ac-9e90-4c9e-88bf-72f8a76cce97"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/big-play-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Big Play
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains reach until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. (A creature with reach can block creatures with flying.)

> *"Quándrix se queda sin tiempo. Para capturar a la mascota de Flosmarcitus necesita hacer algo grandioso".
—Crémik, comentarista de torres mágicas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shape the Sands](/printing/shape-the-sands-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Snare the Skies](/printing/snare-the-skies-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Vines of the Recluse](/printing/vines-of-the-recluse-clu.md) — Instant
4. [Arbor Armament](/printing/arbor-armament-j25.md) — Instant
5. [Silk Net](/printing/silk-net-ulg.md) — Instant
6. [Pillar Launch](/printing/pillar-launch-tla.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #122
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`